November 3, 1964
Preston County Votes for Lyndon Johnson
Preston County voters gave Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson 6,264 votes, or 60.94 percent, to Republican Barry Goldwater’s 4,015 votes. The result was a striking departure from the county’s longstanding Republican preference in presidential elections.
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West Virginia Blue Book, 1965, p. 779
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